Joeri
3:1 Nokuti tarirai, mumazuva iwayo, uye nenguva iyo, pandichadzosa
kutapwa kwaJudha neJerusarema,
3:2 Ndichaunganidzawo marudzi ose, nokuaburusira mumupata;
vaJehoshafati, ndichavareverera ipapo pamusoro pavanhu vangu navangu
nhaka yaIsiraeri, yavakaparadzira pakati pamarudzi, nokuvaparadzanisa
nyika yangu.
3:3 Vakakanda mijenya pamusoro pavanhu vangu; uye ndapa mukomana kuti ave mwana
akatengesa musikana nokuda kwewaini, kuti vaimwe.
Zvirokwazvo, imwi Tire neSidhoni nemi mose, munoreveiko kwandiri?
mhenderekedzo dzePalestine? Munoda kunditsiva here? uye kana imi
nditsivisei, nokukurumidza, nokukurumidza, ndichakudzoserai zvamakaita
musoro wako;
3:5 Nekuti makatora sirivha yangu nendarama yangu, mukazviisa mumaoko enyu
mutemberi zvinhu zvangu zvakanaka zvinofadza.
Makatengesa vana vaJudha navana veJerusaremu
kuvaGiriki, kuti muvaise kure nenyika yavo.
3:7 Tarirai, ndichavamutsa panzvimbo pamakavatengesa;
ndichadzosera zvamakaita pamisoro yenyu.
3:8 Uye ndichatengesa vanakomana venyu nevanasikana venyu muruoko rwaJehovha
ivo vanakomana vaJudha, ivo vachavatengesa kuvaShebha, kuvanhu
kure, nekuti Jehovha wazvitaura.
Paridzirai izvi pakati pavahedheni; gadzirirai hondo, mutsai vane simba
varume, varwi vose ngavaswedere; ngavauye.
3:10 Pfurai mapadza enyu muaite minondo, namapanga enyu okuchekerera miti ave mapfumo;
asina simba anoti, Ndine simba.
3:11 Unganai, muuye, imwi marudzi ose, muungane;
pamwechete kumativi ose: itai kuti mhare dzenyu dziburukireko, O
ISHE.
Marudzi ngaamutswe, aende kumupata waJehoshafati;
nekuti ndipo pandichagara ndichitonga marudzi ose akapoteredza.
3:13 Pisai jeko renyu mumunda, nekuti zviyo zvaibva; nokuti
chisviniro chazara, mafuta anopafuma; nokuti kuipa kwavo kukuru.
3:14 Vazhinji-zhinji, vazhinji-zhinji vari mumupata wokutonga, nokuda kwezuva raJehovha
Jehovha ari pedo mumupata wokutonga.
3:15 Zuva nomwedzi zvichasviba, uye nyeredzi dzichadzima
kupenya kwavo.
Jehovha achaomba ari paZiyoni, achabudisa inzwi rake ari paZiyoni
Jerusarema; denga nenyika zvichadengenyeka, asi Jehovha uchadaro
ivai tariro yavanhu vake, nenhare yavana vaIsiraeri.
Ipapo muchaziva kuti ndini Jehovha, Mwari wenyu, agere paZiyoni, mutsvene wangu
Ipapo Jerusarema richava dzvene uye hapangazovi navatorwa
mupfuurezve napakati pake.
3:18 Zvino zvichaitika nezuva iro, kuti makomo achadonha
pasi waini itsva, zvikomo zvichayerera mukaka, nenzizi dzose
Judha achayerera mvura zhinji, uye tsime richabuda maari
achadiridza mupata weShitimu.
3:19 Ijipiti ichava dongo, uye Edhomu ichava renje rakaparadzwa.
nemhaka yesimba rakaitirwa vana vaJudha, zvavakateura
ropa risina mhosva munyika yavo.
3:20 Asi Judha vachagara nokusingaperi, uye Jerusarema kusvikira kumarudzi
generation.
nekuti ndichanatsa ropa ravo randisina kumbopembedza Jehovha
anogara muZioni.